[bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest

  • From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:19:27 -0500

heheeeeh, Gustavo, ah man, but we do appreciate what you are doing.  Just, 
the page number thing is an important issue particularly if you want to sell 
more to the student market.


Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustavo Galindo" <Gustavo.G@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 2:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest


man, talk about a thankless job today.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:40 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
>
> Joanie et al,
> I too am becoming very frustrated with Benetech's unresponsiveness.
I've
> been a member of Bookshare for 2 and a half years, and I can't recall
any
> major improvement to the usability of the website, despite our good
> suggestions.  No moving the language indicator to a better place, or
> reorganizing the step1 download page, or the admittedly complex
addition
> of
> more and better categories.
> The only improvement I've seen is in quality, for which I think we
> volunteers can give ourselves a pat on the back.
>
> I think the suggestion of having the stripper be part of the unpack
tool
> is
> a great one, and would satisfy everyone.  But will Benetech actually
look
> into it???  A good business listens to its customers, but, too often,
> Benetech's attitude seems to be "My way or the highway."
> Tracy
>
> At 07:02 PM 3/30/05 -0800, you wrote:
> >I also want page numbers in tact, even if that means having titles
> repeated
> >too. These files ARE supposed to reflect the print copy of the book,
and
> it
> >certainly isn't, since vital information is removed. It does seem
that
> most
> >of us--the ones who are using and helping to support Bookshare--do
want
> page
> >numbers, but we aren't being listened to, and I'd like to know why
this
> is.
> >People here have been suggesting changes of various kinds for a long
> time,
> >yet nothing is ever done.
> >
> >Of course I am grateful that the site exists, and that many people
are
> >generous enough to keep it operating, but that doesn't change the
fact
> that
> >so many requests are ignored. How patient and tolerant are we
expected to
> >be?
> >
> >Joanie
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:15 PM
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
> >
> >
> >> I haven't been following this thread too closely but do we even
know
> why
> >the
> >> print page numbers that we work so hard to preserve when scanning
are
> >later
> >> eliminated?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>




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